Canada



(ModeL) v 0. v. TURNER.

CLASP FOR GORSET STIFFENER S. No. 253,642. Patented Feb. 14,1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTIANA V. TURNER, OF NICOLA VALLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO DAVID K. MGMULLEN, OF SAN FRANCISCO,

CALIFORNIA.

CLASP FOR CORSET-STIFFENERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,642, dated February14, 1882.

" Application filed May 19, 1881. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIANA V. TURNER, of Nicola Valley, BritishColumbia, Canada, have invented an Improvement in Clasps for FasteningCorset-Stays; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to a device for fastening the whalebones orstiffeners in corsets and for protecting the corsets from the wear oftheends ofthestiffeners; and it consists of asmall metal clip havingpointswhich pass through the cloth on each side of the stitfeners and areclamped behind, the top being provided with an extension fortheinsertion of an eyelet, and the whole device being pressed down uponand on both sides of the stiffener, all of which will hereinafter morefully appear, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 shows a view of my fastener. Figs. 2 and 3 show itsapplication, front and rear, to the stiffener. Fig. 4 shows itsapplication to Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section through the clipapplied. Fig. 6 is a crosssection on the line a: a; of Fig. 5.

Let A represent a section of a corset, having the usual places for theinsertion of the whalebones or stifl'ene-rs B B, which are here shown.

Let C represent my clasp or fastener, being made of a piece of anysuitable soft metalsuch as brass-of a somewhat elongated shape, andhaving a head, a, which is perforated, as shown at 0. Its sides areprovided with the sharp points 0 e. The body of the fastenerthat is,that portion included between the dotted lines if-is made about thewidth of the whalebone or stiffener.

To apply the fastener I put it on the outside of the corset at the topof the stiffener, so that its extended head a will project above the topof the stiffener, the stiffener terminating before reaching the hole 0.The points 6 e are pushed through the corset on each side of thestiffener and are clamped on the inside, thus securing the device to thecorset. I then press down the sides outside of the dotted lines 6 i withthe aid of any suitable too], as a pair of pinchers or pliers, so that asocket is formed containing the end of the stiffener, the sides of twhich are inclosed and held securely. An eyelet, E, is placed in thecorset through the hole 0 at the top of the fastener.

This device has for its object the holding of the stifi'eners in placeand the prevention of wear'by means of the ends of the stiffeners beingforced through the cloth. By clamping the stiffener on both sides and byhaving the eyelet E above, the stiffener cannot move up or slip down. Itcannot wear through the cloth on the front side because of the metalclip, and it cannot wear through on the inner side because the metalfastener will not allow the cloth to bend at the end of the stiffener.It can bend only above the eyelet, and as the end of the stiffener doesnot reach to the point it cannot wear it away.

I am aware that devices for securing the stiffeners of corsets have beenused. Eyelets above have been used to prevent it from slipping up, andsmall clamps the points of which pass through holes in the stiffener areknown. Neither of these devices protects the corset from wear at theends of the stiffener, and in the former the stiffener can slip down,while in the latter it is inconvenient to make holes in it to receivethe points of the clamp, and when whalebone is used it is liable tosplit, and thus prevent it from being firmly secured.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The device for securing the stiffeners in corsets and protecting thecloth from wear at the ends of the stiffeners, consisting of the claspor fastener C, having a perforated head, 0, fitted with an eyelet, E,and having the points 0 c, When constructed and adapted to be appliedsubstantially as herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

CHRISTIANA V. TURNER.

Witnesses:

J. H; BLooD, S. H. NoURsE.

